In the vast Buddhist regions of Asia, before modern times, communication was difficult and slow, and many different languages were spoken. Hence regional and national Buddhist traditions grew up, in varying degrees of isolation from one another. Today, for the first time in history, we have the ability to study these many traditions side by side, thanks to translators, scholars, publishers and the Internet.

In San Diego County, our opportunities are even richer, because most of these traditions are represented here by living communities of practitioners.

This site provides contact information for every Buddhist group in the County of which we are aware. If your group is not listed, please Mailto:jshawvan@yahoo.com with the information that you would like to appear here. The site is organized by the three great historical streams of Asian Buddhism:

Dharma Publishing, www.dharmapublishing.com, a non-profit all-volunteer organization with books on meditation, yoga, Tibet and Buddhism. We also carry beautiful sacred art for your altar and meditation mats and cushions. All of our proceeds go to our Tibetan Text Preservation Project, where we make Tibetan books!